A review by mitskacir
The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia

2.0

I really disliked this book, mainly because it was incredibly boring. I forced myself to listen to the whole thing, but ended up doing so at double speed because I couldn't wait for it to be over. Segovia's descriptions of events are repetitive, unnuanced, and tell the reader how the characters are feeling and what they are doing rather than allowing the reader to experience anything with the characters. This resulted in a book where I cared very little for any of the characters and was uninterested even in dramatic events that took place. I was also expecting more magical realism, but any hint of it in this book was over-explained or remarked upon by characters in the book.